Our guess is that renters who would have previously applied to more expensive Class B properties are likely being financially conservative either because they are insecure about their employment or are newly re-employed and want to shore up their finances after some period of unemployment.

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The Conservative MSP said everyone wanted to see empty properties brought back into use but added this legislation would not make any impact and called for the policy to be abolished.

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Some are still repaying money, such as Conservative David Willetts and Labour's John Denham, who have not sold their properties, and Lib Dem Andrew George.

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Driscoll, a real estate developer and CFO of O'Neill Properties, Eastern Pennsylvania's largest redevelopment company, ran as a fiscal conservative, stressing plans to create growth in the Lehigh Valley.

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